Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-10-09
BEN WOOD.


II is again our sad task to chronicle an
other sad accident which occurred on the
b. & O. Railroad on the grade leading to
tue bridge, yesterday morning about five
O'Clock. the victim this time being on
| Italian woman, wife of one of the Italians
employed hy the b. Il o. to work on the
repairs, and who lived in small cottage
standing about fifteen yards from the
track and midway between the junction
and the bridge Between the house and
the track is a ditch over which few
boards are placed The woman had bucket
| in her hand and was either going for
water or to pick coal, she had just walked
across on these boards and stepped OF fell
| from them down on the track right in front
of the engine, which had brought over the
| Chicago express, and was returning to Bel
| laire lack wards. she was dragged a dis
lance of 30 or 10 yards, but was not mutt.
lated badly, although the engine passed
entirely over her. There was deep cash
on her forehead and her back was broken
and considerably bruised, hut ii is thought
| that death was instantaneous, as life was
perfectly extinct, and the body cold and rigid
when discovered by some men who were
coming from their work, and who assisted
in carrying the remains in TO toe home she
had SO shortly LETT and the shocked inmates
who were perfectly distracted with grief,
and rage at the man whom they deemed
the cause of her untimely death. But no
! blame whatever can he attached 10 the en-
gineer, as no human power could have
saved her life, for the engine was backing
at the time and he had no time to sound
the danger 81 gnal "a she was re SoCaeT on
! the track than tue engine struck her, aud
it is supposed she fell in front of IT, or il
she stepped on the track she did II IN
| thiukingly, unaware of the approaching
locomotive, as there are so many engines
shifting about at that place and about that
hour in the morning, and AMID the din OF
whistllng, bells ringing, and escaping
steam, Zone is apt TO become confused,
AMI act upon impulse without any precau-
ton whatever Deceased was about "a
years old and had only been in this coun-
try about three months. She leaves hus'
hand and one child.
7thiS Is the sixth person that has been
Eillei in the same vicinity within the
space Of about nine months, and We think
all Just minded PERSONS will agree that IT Is
about me the B. ~ .. Company take
steps to prevent this destruction of human
life. This place should he fenced in and Il
suitable path provided Tor all p dest!iaGs,
and all persons be prob. 5i;ed rom walk
Ing on the track under penalty OF iise or
| imprisonment.
Mr. Charlie SChad has resigned his posi-
ton in Bowers store 10 clerk i'll Mr. Aug
Schad's new meat market,
Prof W a. Armstrong was in toxin yes
terday calling upon friends.
Charles McCabe was appointed eNtraman
Friday on the +. d o. force Of telegraph
operators.
An entertainment will be given in TIE
near future by the Brick CHURCH c0Ggsga-
ton. The object is TO liquidate the debt
on the organ.
Blazing Arrow Lodge No. 10, Of the
Red Men Order, conferred initiation rites
on two pale faces at It's last meeting. This
Lodge intends holding a bazaar on the 9Th,
9Th, 8th and 9th prox., in BriGeland's
Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs George updegraf, OF ILL.
nois, are visiting friends here.
Mr.. Edward Noel has enhanced his ton
serial apartments by the addition Of two
handsomely upholstered chairs.
The gross receipts of the festival given
by the Church of God last Saturday even
ing was $l53. The expenses were about
$50. which leaves a balance OF $40 ia the
treasury. IN the ring contest Miss Mamie
MARBLE had S33 and Miss Mary Singer S32
The latter lady only had her book out one
day.
Two ofthe employees OF the Wheels -
Co s steel plant named hans0n hrannen
and Mike DOlan, while in removing the
cap from one Of the ingots yesterday morn
ing. were severely burned. The accident
is one that is liable to occur when the
metal has not cooled quite sufficiently.
The molten mass was scattered GTs. tue
men, Hanson SranGea icing burned more
sevePely. The men were conveyed to
their homes, where they received the
physicians attention.
A horse case was tried before the Justice
of the Peace yesterday. TIE plaintjtf
Henry GillueC, claimed that Th,is iaso1i-
Gated be aSd been persuaded by the de-
fendant 10 trade horse owned by his
mother, and which be had with him at the
time, to the defendant, for an old superan-
uated animal not worth kick.
FARM for rent, house for rent Also,
qusrried building stone for sale. All nsa,
BenwOOd. Apply to :. c sicAechen,
1ee5 Main street Wheeling.